I believe the Millstone 'Nature Conservancy' coffee sources are small
farmers, not giant plantations, but shade-grown is not specified. Will
look for Millstone WebSite to get more specific information or the Nature
Conservancy site may also have info or a link.
Cheers,
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu U of WA & Burien-Seahurst Park, WA

"Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of
confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication, and courage."
-Carl Sagan-

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On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Jesse Ellis wrote:

> On coffee: if it's not shade-grown, it's still worthless for birds,
> although I do appreciate not using chemicals on the plants.
>
> Jesse Ellis
> ellis at lclark.edu
>
> On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Maureen Ellis wrote:
>
> > Millstone has a Nature Conservancy 'French Roast' variety that is quite
> > good also, and widely available.
> > Cheers,
> > Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu U of WA & Burien-Seahurst Park, WA
> >
> > "Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of
> > confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication, and courage."
> > -Carl Sagan-
> >
> > "We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities." -Pogo-
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Clarice Clark and Jerry Broadus wrote:
> >
> > > In the lastest edition of the Nature conservancy news magazine, there
> > > is an article about Millstone coffee, that puts Starbucks to shame.
> > > Millstone will contribute 2% (better than nothing) of net sales of
> > > their new Exotics line of organic coffee. Millstone has guaranteed to contribute at tleast $400, 000 over the
> > > next five years.
> > > They don't say shade grown,
> > > but they are "produced without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or
> > > herbicides". Look for the conservancy's oak-leaf logo andmission
> > > statement on
> > > Organic Mayan Black Onyx and Organic Axtec Star and Sky
> > > Clarice Clark
> > > jbroadus at seanet.com
> > > Puyallup, WA. 98371
> > >
> >
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